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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

J'NO. C. FLETCHER, OF SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, CLARK COUNTY, OHIO.

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Specification of Letters Patent No. 834, datedJuly 12, 1838'.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. FLETCHER,

of the township of Springfield, in the county of Clark and State ofOhio, have invented a new and valuable Improvement on my Former ImprovedLamp, called Fletchers Improved Double-Reflecting Lamp.

The nature of my invention or improvement consists in a fountain orreservoir placed immediately above the burners, with a chimney or glasstube passing through the center of the fountain or reservoir, with aconductor passing from the said fountain or reservoir to a receptacle atthe bottom of the lamp, which fountain or reservoir is used for thepurposes of supplying the receptacles at the bottom of the lamp as fastas the oil is consumed by burning. The fountain or reservoir beingplaced at the top of the lamp the heat from the chimney will passthrough the center of the fountain or reservoir and keep the oil in aliquid state, so that almost any kind of oil may be used, and the lightwill be kept up as long as there remains any oil in the fountain orreservoir without any attentionrThe lamp is in every respect likemyvformer lamp with the exception of the chains and the fountain andconductor as above described. One or two conductors may be used as maybe found,

most convenient and are used not only for the purpose of conveying theoil from the fountain or reservoir to the receptacle at the bottom ofthe lamp, but as a support to the fountain or reservoir. the bottom ofthe tubes or conductors used for the purpose of shutting off the oilwhile scribed. I

JOHN C. FLETCHER.

Witnesses:

RUEBEN MILLER, JOHN Ross.

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